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The 10-Point Plan in Action Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: The 10-Point Plan in action Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: The 10-Point Plan in action Contents Foreword 5 Acknowledgements 6 List of Acronyms 7 Introduction 8 Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: A 10-Point Plan of Action (2007) 10 Chapter 1: Cooperation among key partners 17 1.1. Cooperation at the national level 22 1.2. Cooperation at the regional level 29 1.3. Cooperation at the global level 41 Chapter 2: Data collection and analysis 47 2.1. Defining the objective(s), scope and methodology of the data collection 53 2.2. Data protection safeguards 55 2.3. Collecting data in collaboration with partners, analysing and using it for policy decisions 56 Chapter 3: Protection-sensitive entry systems 73 3.1. Communicating protection obligations to (first contact) entry officials 78 3.2. Assisting entry officials in identifying and referring asylum-seekers and other persons with specific needs to the responsible authorities 82 3.3. Training 86 3.4. Establishing dialogue and cooperation between entry officials and humanitarian actors 89 3.5. Including carriers and other private actors in the protection strategy 92 3.6. Ensuring cross-border cooperation on protection, including in the context of rescue at sea operations 93 3.7. Setting up independent monitoring mechanisms 95 Chapter 4: Reception arrangements 101 4.1. Reception arrangements provided in reception centres 106 4.2. Practical examples of reception arrangements 108 Chapter 5: Mechanisms for profiling and referral 123 5.1. Profiling 128 5.2. Referral 130 5.3. Practical suggestions for implementing profiling and referral mechanisms 132 2 The 10-Point Plan Contents Chapter 6: Differentiated processes and procedures 145 6.1. Child protection systems 152 6.2. Family tracing 159 6.3. Procedures for identifying women and girls at risk 161 6.4. Procedures to protect trafficked persons who are not refugees 163 6.5. Asylum procedures 168 Chapter 7: Solutions for refugees 183 7.1. Facilitating self-reliance pending a durable solution 188 7.2. Durable solutions 191 7.3. Solutions based on migration frameworks 200 Chapter 8: Addressing secondary movements 207 8.1. Assessing the scope and root causes of secondary movements 212 8.2. Strengthening protection capacities in countries of first asylum and informing persons about the risks of irregular onward movements 215 8.3. Developing regional and/or bilateral protection strategies 217 8.4. Supporting and monitoring re-admission of secondary movers to their first country of asylum 221 Chapter 9: Return arrangements for non-refugees and alternative migration options 2 2 5 9.1. Return 232 9.2. Migration options as an alternative to return 253 Chapter 10: Information strategy 261 10.1. Information campaigns to reduce irregular movements 267 10.2. Information and sensitization activities in host countries 271 10.3. Prevention of and awareness raising about human trafficking 279 General References 285 Glossary 287 Contents The 10-Point Plan 3 PHOTO CREDITS All pictures used in the publication are copyrighted and remain the full property of UNHCR Chapter 1 : UNHCR / E. Kanalstein Chapter 2 : UNHCR / R. Ek Chapter 3 : UNHCR / B. Heger Chapter 4 : UNHCR / B. Heger Chapter 5 : UNHCR / B. Heger Chapter 6 : UNHCR / J. Björgvinsson Chapter 7 : UNHCR / R. Ek Chapter 8 : Society for Humanitarian Solidarity Chapter 9 : UNHCR / R. Arnold Chapter 10 : UNHCR / UNHCR Kyrgyzstan 4 The 10-Point Plan Foreword From conflict and human rights violations to environmental catastrophes or poverty and lack of life prospects, the drivers of displacement are multiplying in an ever more mobile world. The impetus to migrate somewhere increasingly has its roots in a myriad of push and pull factors linked variously to security, human rights, socio-economic and geo-political push and pull factors. This is complicating seriously the environment in which refugee protection has to be realised. Disentangling refugees from migrants so as to ensure their proper protection is one aspect of this. In response to the many challenges inherent in identifying and protecting refugees travelling within broader movements of persons, UNHCR developed a 10-Point Plan on Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration in 2006. The 10-Point Plan provides a number of practical suggestions to assist States in developing and implementing protection-sensitive migration strategies, that is, strategies that take into account the needs of refugees and other specific groups of persons travelling within mixed flows. Four years since it was first issued, the 10-Point Plan enjoys broad recognition in many regions. The Office, and an increasing number of States, use the 10-Point Plan as a strategic tool to support advocacy, liaison with and between government agencies, and work with other partners. The Plan’s comprehensive approach, presenting refugee protection as a modest and manageable task, has helped to improve the legislative and institutional frameworks on refugee and asylum matters in countries confronted with mixed flows. The collaborative approach underpinning the Plan has proven essential for advancing practical protection responses in the context of mixed movements. I have promised for some time that UNHCR would make available a compilation of practices relevant to the implementation of the Plan across its various subject areas. Generous funding from the European Commission has helped us to realize this project. The collection of practical examples contained in this Compilation is largely based on input from our field offices, government and non- governmental partners around the world. The series of regional stakeholder conferences on refugee protection and international migration which UNHCR has convened together with partners in the course of the past few years has provided further contributions. The examples in this Compilation have not been selected as “best practices” as such, not least because some of them, while overall positive, do contain less positive aspects from a protection perspective. They have, though, been included as together they illustrate how States and other actors are endeavouring to grapple with the difficult and manifold challenges posed by mixed movements, while seeking to find the proper balance between national interests and international responsibilities. This Compilation is a living document. Our expectation is that we will add to it or subtract from it practices which either have proved their worth or have been deemed ineffective. I invite all readers to use this Compilation as a source of guidance to develop new projects and initiatives in the area of refugee protection and mixed movements. Geneva, 15 December 2010 Erika Feller Assistant High Commissioner (Protection) Foreword The 10-Point Plan 5 Acknowledgements This Compilation has been made possible thanks to generous funding received from the European Commission. It forms part of a three year project entitled “UNHCR’s 10-Point Plan in Central America, Western Africa, Eastern Africa and Asia” funded under the Multi-Annual Thematic Programme for cooperation with third countries in the areas of migration and asylum. The Compilation is the product of a collaborative effort and draws on contributions from UNHCR staff and partners. It is based on the provisional release issued in June 2009 for consultation purposes and incorporates feedback received. The Division of International Protection (DIP) particularly wishes to thank the many colleagues in headquarters and the field who contributed to this Compilation by providing information about interesting practical examples or comments on draft chapters. In addition, we wish to thank IOM for their helpful comments and input, especially on Chapter 9 (Return of Non-Refugees). Finally, we would also like to draw attention to the substantive contribution to this Compilation made by several DIP consultants and interns. First edition, February 2011 Designed and printed by Imprimerie Centrale, Luxembourg United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, February 2011 This document is for general distribution. All rights reserved. Reproductions and translations are authorised, without the prior permission of UNHCR, provided that all parts are distributed free of charge and UNHCR is acknowledged. 6 The 10-Point Plan Acknowledgements List of Acronyms 10-Point Plan 10-Point Plan on Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration (or “the Plan”) 1951 Convention 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 189 U.N.T.S. 137, entered into force 22 April 1954 1967 Protocol 1967 Protocol to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 606 U.N.T.S. 267, entered into force 4 October 1967 2000 Palermo Protocols Supplementary protocols to the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000): Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (2000); Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (2000); and Protocol against the Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Illicit Firearms, Ammunition and Related Materials (2001) EC European Commission EU European Union ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross IDP Internally Displaced Person IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ILO International Labour Organization IOM International Organization for Migration MOU Memorandum of Understanding NGO Non-governmental Organization OECD Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
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